A Teenage Life in the American Sex Trade, Part 2

A Teenage Life in the American Sex Trade, Part 2

During my conversation with Jes, I brought up the topic of court diversion programs. Diversion programs have traditionally been used in cases involving drug crimes. The court gives the offender the option of completing their sentence in jail or avoiding jail and...
A Teenage Life in the American Sex Trade, Part 2

A Teenage Life in the American Sex Trade, Part 1

The information contained in this blog was obtained from a phone interview with Jes Richardson, conducted on March 13, 2014. Jes has given the Amara Legal Center permission to publish this story, one of a three part series on Jes’ life as a sex worker.  Jes Richardson...
What Motivates a Pimp May Surprise You

What Motivates a Pimp May Surprise You

At $290 million, the city of Atlanta has the largest underground commercial sex economy in the country. This revelation is the result of a study conducted by the Urban Institutes Justice Policy Center. The study found that between 2003 and 2007, Atlanta and Seattle...